Safety-pocket



(Nomodl.)

' H. C. DIBFENBAGH.

- SAFETY POCKET.

Patented May 16, 1893.

WITNESSES:

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UNITED VSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY C. DIEFENBAOH, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.l

, SAFETY- SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 497,638, dated May 16, 1893..

' Application tiled November 23, 1892. lerial 110.452,888. tNo model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, HENRY C. DIEFENBACH,

of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Safety-Pocket, of which the following isa full,clear,and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new andv improved safety pocket, 'which is simple and durable in construction, arranged for convenient attachment to any garment,

and more especially designed for receiving-a watch and protecting the same against thieves or other unauthorized persons. v

The invention consists of afraine provided with two springvplates hinged toget her at their ends, each. plate being formed at its lower edge with inwardly projecting teeth.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details, and combinations of the same, as

will be hereinafter described and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to behad `to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification,

vin which similar letters of reference indicatev corresponding parts in all the figures. f

Flgure l is a side elevation of a garment showing my improvement applied. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on the line with a frame composed of a U-shaped wire A; on the ends of which are formed pintles for' the hinges B connecting the ends of spring plates O, and D, with each other. The spring plates C and Dare formed at their lower edges with inwardly-projecting teeth C andr D",'respectively, arranged in such a manner that when the plates are closed as shown in Figa, the teeth pass one another, so as to close the under sides of the two plates. The f rame th us described is preferably placed in a separate pocket E, made of any suitable material and fitted into the garment pocket, as shown in taken hold of b v theI operator, to press the handles toward eachother, so as to cause the spring plates C and D to open, as illustrated kin Fig. for the convenient insertion of the watch into kthe pocket, or thel removal of same therefrom.`

the tongue of a safet y pin H' passed through trated in Figs.2 and 4, so that 'the Vsafety pocket is securely locked to the garment. Now, when vthesafety pocket isl applied to the garment and the operator desires to insert the watchinto the pocket. E, hepres'ses on the D, extending in theupper end ofthe pocket E. The operator cannow pass the watch into the pocket E and on releasing the pressure onthe handles F, the springplates Cand D willclose,

`thus closing the mouthv ofthefpocketEand space'is left betweenthe registering teeth C and D for the watch chain. When vit is vdesired to remove the watchfrom the pocket, the vwearer again presses on the handles F to open the spring plates Gand D, as above mentioned v t0 permit the wearer to withdraw the Watch from the pocket by drawing on the chain or taking hold of the ring.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as ncwand desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a safety pocket the combination with the On the outer face of thespring plate Care v secured two eyes G p tssin g th roughvapertures in one side'ofthe pocket E, to be engaged by;

handles Fso as'toopen the springplates C and preventing the removal of the watch. Enough Vthe garment from theel-canas plainly illusthe vertical U -shape spring of two transverse posite ends upon the upper ends of the U- shape spring and held face to face by the tencl.

rections when their axes are pressed toward` each other, substantially as set forth.

2. In a safety pocket the combination with the U-shape spring A, of two transverse straight metallic springs formed at their ends with hinge eyes through lwh ich extend the npper ends of said spring A and formed between their ends with alternating projections C D respectively; said transverse springs being straight metallic springs hinging at their op- Icvo held face to face by the tendency of the arms spring plates having their ends connected ofthe U-shape spring to spring apart; and by with the said hinges, and eyes projecting from their own tendeneyto remain straight and the one of the said spring plates and adapted to transverse springs being adapted to bow outbe engaged by a safety pin to fasten the 15 5 wardly in opposite directions when their axes safety pocket to the garment, substantially as are pressed toward each other, substantially shown and described. as set forth. i

3. Inesafetypoeket,theeombination wit-ha HENRY C DIEFENBACH' pocket, of a frame tted into the said pocket 1o and comprising a U-shaped wire, hinges eonnected with the upper ends of the said Wire,

Witnesses:

THEO.- Gr,V HOSTER, C. SEDGWICK. 

